Posted by rminv on 11/22/07 04:30

Just got an MP3 player and I'm trying to understand DRM.

Looks like MP3 files are fully transferable without any effort. WMA
downloads seem protected with restricted copying ability.

But I see that there are scores of software applications that will
transfer the WMAs to MP3 (which are presumably also then able to be
copied).

Two questions:

1) Are the above statements correct?
2) If yes, then why all the controversy? Seems like the protected
(DRM) songs are easily thwarted. Why do the record companies put them
in this format if they are so easy to bypass?

Thanks,
Tim

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